Sticking pins in paper



THADDEUS FOWLER, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

STICKING PINS IN PAPER.

Speccaton of Letters Patent No.

Y To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, THADDEUS FowLER, of the city of Vaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful. Improvement in Sticking Pins on Paper; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction, character, and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which make a part of this specification, in which- Figure l, is a perspective view of the parts of the apparatus as arranged for placing the pins on the embossed paper, preparatory to inserting them into the paper. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of the paper holder, with the embossed paper in it, and the frame of bars turned over it to hold the pins in position to be inserted into the paper by drawing the paper holder forward. Fig. 3, isa perspective View of the plate, or form, on which the pins are arranged, and spaced, preparatory to their being placed on the paper. Fig. 4, is a perspective view of the two parts of a die for embossing, or crimping, the paper.

My improvement consists inthe manner of arranging, and spacing, the pins, by means of a plate, or form with depressions to receive the pins, (as seen in Fig. 3) g and in the method of transferring them to the prepared paper; and in t-he method of insert-ing the pins into the paper, that is, a whole paper at one motion of the slide.

I make the plate, or form, for arranging, and spacing the pins, substantially, in the shape shown in Fig. 3, of sufficient size to receive the quantity of pins desired to be stuck on paper, (usually 14: rows with 20 pins in a row, or 280 pins.)

I make the depressions, a, a, of a size, and shape, suited to receive the pins, and so that the heads will not be above the ordinary surface of the plate; (to allow other vpins to pass freely over them;) and I scarf out the lower ends of the depressions, as shown at b, b, so that any pins that pass down point foremost, even though they fall into the recesses, will readily pass out again, so that no pins will be retained but such as fall in with their heads downward. I place t-hisplate, Fig. 3, in a suitably inclined position, and give to it an oscillating, rocking, or jarring, motion, to cause the pins to descend, (in the direction indicated by the dart,)

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when, from the largeness of the heads, they will roll around so as to pass foremost into the depressions, a, a, where they will be held secured, while other pins, if need be, will pass freely over them, and so on until the plate is full. And should any pins pass down point foremost, or a headless, or crooked, pin, it will pass off, and thus be separated; vand the body of pins, (one resting in each space,) will be ready to be transferred to the prepared paper to be stuck.

I prepare the paper by embossing, or crimping it by the use of any suitable dies, or machinery, as the dies represented in Fig. t, (which shows the internal surface of the dies.) But for general practice I would recommend the use of rollers, with the form displayed on their surfaces in such a manner that one revolution of them will just complete one paper of the width and length required by the size of the pins and the number to make a full paper of pins.

To hold the prepared paper, I make a form of sheet metal, or any other suitable material, with the edges turned over, as shown at c, and c, Figs. l and 2, or, with any other suitable means to hold the paper steady while inserting the pins. I hang this holder to a suitable base, or platform, by a long, or sliding, hinge, or joint, as shown at cl, cl, Fig. l.

To hold the pins steady in their position, and to cause them to penetrate the raised transverse bars, or embossed prominences, e, e, c, &c. in the prepared paper, I use a frame, or skeleton cap, A, Figs. l and 2, which I hang with hinges, or joints, as shown at 72j, Figs. 1 and 2.

Having made the several parts as above described, and attached the paper holder D, and frame, A, as represented in Fig. l, and having embossed, or crimped, the paper, and placed it in the holder, D, as represented in Fig. l, so that it is prepared to receive the pins, I place the form, Fig. 3, in a suitably inclined position, connected with any suitable means for giving an oscillating, or shaking, motion to cause the pins to fall into the recesses, or depressions, a, a, with their heads downward as before described. I/Vhen the recesses are all filled, I remove the form, Fig. 3, to the main bed, or platform, B, Fig. l, and place it as shown at C. I then turn over the paper holder, D, Fig. l, (revolving it on its hinge, d, (L) so asto rest flat on the form, C; I then, (holding them ELO firmly together,) turn it back to the position shown in Fig. 1, when all the pins Will rest in1 the depressions in the embossed paper, as seen at z', Fig. 1. I then remove the form, C, and turn over the frame, A, (revolving it on its hinge f, f,) to the position shown in Fig. 2. In this position the bars, g, g, Will rest on the barrels of the pins to hold them steady, While the bars, L, 7L, will rest against the heads of the pins to prevent their moving in that direction. I then draw the paper holder, D, Figs. 1 and 2, forward, (in the direction indicated by the dart,) until the pins are inserted into the paper to the proper extent, as shovvnV at j, Fig. 1, When I turn back the frame, A, to the position shown in Fig. 1, remove the stuck paper of pins from the holder, D, and insert another paper; and so proceed as before described. But it Will readily be perceived that the frame, A, may have the sliding motion instead of the paper holder, D, as the -motion of either, in the proper direction, will produce the same result in sticking the pins.

The advantages or" my improvement consist in the use of the form, (Fig. 3,) placed in an inclined position, and oscilla'tcd in a suitable manner, to, not only, arrange the pins with all their heads in the same direction, and space them ready to be inserted in the paper, (Which has heretofore been efected by tWo operations, or two sets of machinery combined,) but also to separate the headless, and crooked, pins from the perfect pins, so that none Will be inserted in the paper but such as are fit for use. And, in that it is the rst method ever devised orsticking a Whole paper of pins by one motion.

1What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The use of the form, (Fig. 8,) for separating, arranging, and spacing, the pins, when combined with the paper holder, (D,) for the purposeV of transferring the pins to the prepared paper ready for sticking, when both are constructed, used, and made to produce the result, substantially, as herein described.

2. I also claim the combination of the paper holder, (D,) With the frame, (A,) When constructed, arranged, and used, for inserting the pins into the prepared paper, substantially in the manner herein described.

THADDEUS FOWLER. Witnesses HENRY S. BIDWELL, R. FITZGERALD. 

